Upon speaking with a friend about what I consider our true state of being, I stated that our true Being was perfect, as it emanates, reflects, and is in essence directly connected to God. I have begun to recognize that the ego, in states of dysfunction especially, is not the true Self. My friend asked, and I had no answer, that if this Being or Self is perfect, why doesn’t it shine through/overpower/ or transcend the ego immediately? Why must we bear this outer material shell with the mind’s accompanying trivialities and dysfunctions? Why doesn’t Being immediately or quickly dissolve ego? I feel the purpose of existence in this plane is to learn and grow, but that in itself doesn’t answer this question. I would love to hear your response. I have read several of your books, and we both got to hear you speak. We would both truly appreciate your insight.

I would love to hear your thoughts on marriage between different races.

Being on the spiritual path we all know that everyone is equal, we are all connected to the one Divine Source and it is all important to see what is on the inside of a person rather than their exterior look. I am married to a man from Indian descent and I am from European stock. I have always tried to keep a high vibration of love and integrity around people that believe races should not mix but I must admit it has been difficult. Especially when some people hold very strong, old fashioned views and they think they have the right to express them. My question is, how does one live in a world where your heart and soul say one thing and society (loudly at times) says another?

I really enjoy reading your books. I find them exciting, hugely insightful, peaceful, and the words I read really resonate me. However, I sometimes feel overwhelmed when trying to implement the teachings into my life. I feel that to follow these teachings and still go about my day to day business is hard work. I feel like I have so many things to remember from your teachings and I feel down on myself for forgetting some of them.

My goal is to live from the level of the soul as much as I can. With this in mind what should I focus on most from day to day? I want my mind to be as clear as possible.

I understand the phrase ‘It’s the silences between the notes that make the music’ and the phrase ‘It’s the empty space inside the vessel that makes the vase’, BUT I can not grasp the phrase ‘It’s the space between the bars that hold the tiger’ .  I have pondered it many times.  Would you please explain it to me?

I am from Iran. I have recently finished your book, How to know God. It was exactly what I needed to know in this period of my life. I enjoyed it extremely. I have many questions but please let me to ask a few.

When I wanted to understand in which level of knowing God I am, I saw that I have some experiences from different levels. I have lived some of those levels completely and for some I have different experiences. It’s 5 years I practice TM and I have experienced happiness in silence; I saw once my soul getting up from my body; I always see dreams where I have consciousness at the time of seeing dreams, sometimes I discover an answer to my questions in my dream, sometimes a poem comes which I try to memorize it in order to note it in the morning when I wake up; when I am still in my dream and consciously follow it, I try to get the information from where it is coming, I concentrate on them to memorize or follow the story but little by little they mostly disappear , I don’t have control on them. I sometimes experience extreme happiness and joy in my dreams, I realize I am sleeping and when I wake up I can see my body is full of joy and happiness, for no reason, this is marvelous. I have many experiences belong to different levels according to your book but never any of those miracles you mentioned in your book happened to me.
I am very happy in my life just I have some health problems, which for them I am working on my thoughts. I am sure that God is watching me and I just listen to my heart when I want to make any decision because I am sure it is God talking to me, I have never been regretted for those decisions I have made although at the time of making decisions I sometimes didn’t listen to my logic and reasons, but experience proved me to trust on that sound in my heart. I reach most of the things I wish in my life so easily.

I would like to know in which level of those seven I am placed, although this expression might not be really true!!/ I would like to know if for passing each level I must do one of those miracles?/ In last level, is it optimal to see the light, on the other hand is it possible to choose in which forms things to be seen?/ Is it correct that I am trying to reach enlightenment or doing miracle? / How long may it takes for me this way? Could you introduce me a very holy person in India I wish to meet them in order to find consciousness, to grow in God and discover myself more effectively? This is my goal in my life… Please help me in this way.